Japan news articles
JasmyCoin Skyrockets 150%: Can the Rally Last?
JasmyCoin has gained over 30% in 24 hours and close to 150% in seven days making it the top performer of the moment. However, JASMY is...
Japan’s Mercari E-Commerce Marketplace to Support Bitcoin Payments
Mercari, a leader in Japan’s e-commerce sector, has revealed its intentions to enable and support Bitcoin as a payment method in its popul...
Japan Grants Tax Relief to Companies Holding Cryptocurrency
The Japanese government has given its approval to revised taxation laws that provide favorable conditions for companies holding cryptocurren...
Circle Partners With SBI to Push Stablecoin Adoption in Japan
Stablecoin issuer Circle has partnered with the leading Japanese financial services conglomerate, SBI Group. The move will increase the circ...
Top Japanese Financial Firm Launches $660M Fund for Web3, AI and Metaverse Startups
SBI Holdings, a leading Japanese financial firm, has announced its intention to launch a ¥100 billion ($660 million) fund dedicated to star...
Japan Leads the Way in Stablecoin Regulation: A Beacon of Possibility Amidst Global Uncertainty
While stablecoins have been virtually banned in Japan until recently, the country has now taken a leadership role in the area. And, in recen...
6 Questions for Kei Oda: From Goldman Sachs to cryptocurrency
Kei Oda is the head of Japan and the Asia-Pacific region for Quantstamp, a Web3 security firm that audits smart contracts and develops block...
Futures Rise As Dollar Slumps, JGB Yields Jump, Tesla Soars
US futures and global stocks were broadly higher to start the week, helped by the biggest drop in the US dollar in two weeks following hawki...
Crypto awareness soars to 92%, but Web3 lags behind: Consensys report
Nigeria and South Korea have the highest percentage of respondents aware of cryptocurrencies. Web3 awareness was however lower across respon...
Japan’s SBI Group partners with Ripple, but XRP price remains unaffected
Japan-based financial services company SBI Group has partnered with Ripple to use XRP to expand its international payment remittances to ban...
NFT collapse and monster egos feature in new Murakami exhibition
Even if you aren’t personally familiar with famed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami, you have surely seen his work. The pop ar...
Thailand’s national airdrop, Delio users screwed, Vietnam top crypto country: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Thailand’s crypto UBI Thailand may soon ha...